Disposing of old tech isn’t a one-click solution; there are multiple things you have to consider before moving on to greener pastures
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and even Christmas are behind us. Which means some of us may have been fortunate enough to unwrap a shiny new laptop, smartphone or tablet. But what about our old devices?
Some of us keep our old devices as back-ups in case something goes amiss. On the other hand, the majority likes either to share the holiday cheer and gift their old devices or sell them. Whatever the case may be, there are some things you should do before you can pass the device along safely.
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General advice
The one rule you should always adhere to is back up your data. Usually, if it involves your smartphone, you can back up your data to the cloud or your computer. If it involves your computer, you can use a combination of cloud and external drive. Whichever suits you better, but just make sure you do it so you will not lose any sensitive data you may need in the future.
Computers
Most computer users think that formatting their hard drive means that they have wiped their data from the drive, which simply put, is untrue. The data is still recoverable from your drive even after you format it. Wiping the drive on your computer differs from ope ..
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